Level Up (A5E) You don't hate exploration, you hate survival

[FrogReaver]

If you're going to assume everyone you're talking to is solely interested in WotC 5e, and no other material need apply, you're going to have to call that out. I refuse to assume it.

I mean the thread is tagged with level up…

 

[PJ Coffey]

I mean the thread is tagged with level up…

IDK why we're talking about 2e either. Gold for XP is about as valid as any other method for advancement in its form as "get gold, bring back to "civilisation", earn XP" but that's definitely not part of Level Up. Can you use it with A5e? Sure. Why not?

We've moved quite far away from an analysis of "what do we understand the term exploration to mean? What framings of the game exist within that understanding and how can we improve our games based on those framings?"

Challenge vs journey vs survival as defined in the OP, are there any other models that would fall within a three pillars model of DnD which obviously includes A5e?